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This Week in St. Johns County

This Week in St. Johns County Monday – Sunday: August 17 – 23 Tapestry: The Cultural Threads of First America This signature St. Augustine 450th Commemoration exhibition shares the story of how three intertwining cultures—Hispanics, Africans and Native Americans—came together to form the foundation of American culture and create the blended society of today’s St….

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St. Johns County Hosting Public Outreach Workshop

St. Johns County Hosting Public Outreach WorkshopSt. Johns County Floodplain Manager and Plans Examiner James R. Schock is hosting multiple public outreach workshops from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations: August 24 – Southeast Branch Library, 6670 US 1 South August 25 – Anastasia Island Branch Library, 124 Seagrove Street August 26…

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Tourist Development Council Meeting

Tourist Development Council Regular Meeting Tourist Development Council Regular MeetingMonday, August 24, 2015 at 1:30 PM St. Johns County Auditorium, 500 San Sebastian View

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Public policy making in St Augustine is topic of new book

Dr. Don D. Berglund, Associate Professor and director of the Public Administration Program at Flagler College, has published a book examining a number of controversial and compelling issues that the City of St. Augustine has faced in recent years.

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State parks want your input on updated management plans

The Florida Park Service informed local Historic City News reporters that they are in the process of updating the Unit Management Plans for Anastasia State Park and Fort Mose State Park in St Augustine and our readers are invited to share their opinions about the proposed plans.

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FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.

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Potter’s asks Pastor Rawls to be model for body of MLK

Historic Tours of America, the operators of Olde Town Trolley, the Historic Old Jail, and Potter’s Wax Museum in St Augustine, reported to Historic City News that they have asked Pastor Ronald Rawls of St Paul AME Church to “stand in” as the model for the body of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Historic Architectural Review Board Meeting

(Thu, 20 Aug 2015 2 pm EST) Agenda

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